back to the salt mines
вернуться к чему-либо с большой неохотой; например к работе, которую не хочется делать
The work was tedious; they finished their coffee and went back to the salt mines.
Другие идиомы:
- back down (from someone or something)
- back the wrong horse
- back up (someone or something)
- back to the drawing board
- back to basics
- salt (something) away
- back out (of something)
- back of beyond
- scratch (someone's) back
- behind one's back
- get (someone's) back up
- turn one's back on (someone or something)
- have one's back to the wall
- back in circulation
- behind (someone's) back